Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today invited local organisations that need support to preserve and conserve important Australian heritage to apply for a Community Heritage Grant. Managed by the National Library, and funded by the Australian Government, the Community Heritage Grants program provides grants of up to $15,000 each to help local organisations preserve…
It is a great privilege to represent our community in Parliament. Fighting for local issues and our community is a task I love and take seriously. As a member of the Turnbull/Joyce Government we still have much to do. New electoral boundaries, which were determined by the independent Australian Electoral Commission, were ratified last week…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the historic legislation that was passed Parliament yesterday which delivers the missing piece to legally-grown medicinal cannabis treatment in Australia. “I have heard numerous stories from members of our community with debilitating illnesses who want access to medicinal cannabis to help relief their chronic pain and improve…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today applauded the highly successful jobactive programme which has recorded placements into 214,422 jobs across Australia since it commenced in July 2015. Mr Hogan said the Coalition Government is determined that every Australian who is able to work can get work, and this latest milestone clearly shows that jobactive…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said tough new laws that will protect Northern Rivers’ consumers from excessive card surcharging. The Government’s Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2015 passed the Senate this week with the ban on excessive card surcharging to take effect this year. “Card and other electronic payments facilitate billions of…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today opened the upgraded Minneys Bridge in Kyogle which had been closed to traffic for two years. “It is wonderful to see this bridge operating once again – it is a great outcome for the community. “I was determined to make sure the Kyogle community got this vital bridge…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has today welcomed his appointment by Agriculture Minister Barnaby to head a taskforce looking into expanding the role of farming co-operatives. “The recent Agriculture white paper committed $13.8 Million to improving Agriculture Co-operatives. Our region has some of the best examples of successful Co-operatives with the Meatworks and NORCO…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has urged the people of the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley to get behind the Australian Government’s response to Syrian refugee crisis. He said the decision to welcome 12,000 additional refugees to Australia was the result of genuine concern for the human tragedy and unprecedented displacement of people from…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the interim report from the National Ice Taskforce, which the Prime Minister presented to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) today. He said communities in the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley had welcomed the opportunity to engage in the national consultation. “The use of Ice in our…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced the Coota Girls Aboriginal Corp will receive $332,400 under the Australian Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant round to deliver a Safety and Wellbeing project for First Australians in Kyogle. “This is a wonderful project to establish a Coota Girls Centre to provide a range of support…